Abstract: An improved electrode assembly is disclosed herein especially for use in a matrix type liquid crystal display panel, which assures exact alignment of picture elements and increased yield of manufacture regardless of disalignment between scanning electrodes and signal electrodes in the electrode assembly. The display panel includes a first support carrying a plurality of the scanning electrodes, a second support carrying a plurality of the signal electrodes and disposed to face the first support and a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between the first and second supports. The signal electrodes are divided into an upper block and a lower block and the scanning electrodes are used in common for the upper and lower blocks. Pursuant to the present invention, the width of division between the upper and lower blocks of the signal electrodes is smaller than the spacing of the scanning electrodes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy in the nematic phase, comprising of each 3 wt % or more of 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-alkylpyrimidine compound and of a cyanobiphenyl compound.

Abstract: A transmissive type liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal material layer, a pair of polarizers between which the liquid crystal layer is disposed, for polarizing incident light, and an optical system disposed on a front surface of the display cell, for refracting light transmitted through the liquid crystal cell in an oblique direction having a good contrast image to an observer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display cell using cell substrates of a flexible organic polymer film and containing liquid crystals injected in a space between the cell substrates. Spacers are dispersed between the cell substrates and immobilized by an orienting layer for orienting liquid crystal molecules. A thin glass substrate can be substituted for the flexible organic polymer film. The liquid crystal display cell is produced by a method including the steps of creating a liquid crystal molecule orienting solution having spacers dispersed therein, applying the orienting film solution containing the spacers to the cell substrates, subjecting the applied solution to a curing treatment, sealing liquid crystals in a space formed between the cell substrates in which the interior thickness corresponds to the diameter of the spacers. The spacers are immobilized by the orienting film during the curing step.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a tubular light source and a member having a plurality of reflective surfaces which are angularly set such that light from the light source is reflected in a predetermined direction of a viewing angle by each of the reflective surfaces. A ratio of an apparent width of each of the reflective surfaces to an apparent interval of adjacent ones of the reflective surfaces, when viewed from the predetermined direction of the viewing angle, is so set as to be a function of a distance between the light source and each of the reflective surfaces.

Abstract: An improved process for manufacturing a thin film transistor uses two masks for etching and therefore one mask alignment. The technical effect of said process is to provide the thin film transistor with low cost and enhanced yield.

Abstract: Numerous photoelectric translation cells are arranged to correspond to associated picture elements in an active type matrix LCD display system. When a light pen is used as an input means, the system allows detection of light beam positions, enabling it to function as an input means.The liquid crystal input/output system constructed in this manner has advantages of low power consumption and thin and lightweight construction as compared with conventional input/output systems using a combination of CRT and light pen. It is best suited for applications in portable electronic appliances and offers great technical benefit by arranging the photoelectric translation cells in a manner so as to increase the aperture ratio of the matrix display.

Abstract: A small-size discharge lamp includes a glass tube having first and second ends, with an outer diameter thereof being smaller than 5 millimeters and a length thereof being shorter than 300 millimeters. At opposite ends of the glass tube, an elongated filament and an elongated getter are provided adjacent each other and parallel to the axial direction of the glass tube.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises an insulating substrate, a semiconductor layer on the substrate, an electrically insulating oxide layer overlaying the semiconductor layer, and an electroconductive layer overlaying the oxide layer. The oxide layer is formed by oxidizing a portion of the semiconductor through a patterned opening in a photo resist. A method for the manufacture of the same is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of driving a matrix type liquid crystal display device which compensates for the distortion of scanning signal and data waveforms caused by resistance and capacitance of the display device electrodes. In one embodiment of this method the timing of the scanning signal is advanced with respect to the timing of the data switching signal by a time determined by the resistor-capacitor time constant of the electrodes and display elements. In another embodiment of this method the switching timing of the scanning signal is delayed with respect to the leading edge of the data signal and the switching timing of the scanning signal is advanced with respect to the trailing edge of the data signal. The delay of the leading edge and the advance of the trailing edge are determined by the resistor-capacitor time constant of the electrode and display elements and the capacitance of the display element, respectively.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal composition to be used in a multiplex-driving system in a twisted nematic (TN) type liquid-crystal display devices of the present invention is extremely superior in its display characteristics, and is able to meet sufficiently the demands to increase the information content of various liquid-crystal display devices of high-level multiplexing operation. The liquid-crystal composition is more considerable in its usefulness than the validity thereof in half-tone display especially when it is used in a liquid-crystal television.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition which comprises of at least one compound selected from each of the following groups of compound:the first group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formulas, ##STR1## the second group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formulas, ##STR2## the third group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formulas, ##STR3## the fourth group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formulas, ##STR4## and the fifth group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formula, ##STR5## wherein groups R.sub.1 to R.sub.19 are all straight-chain, alkyl groups expressed as C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 (n=1.about.7).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell comprises the steps of providing a first flexible substrate having a first end, providing a second flexible substrate which confronts the first flexible substrate and has an extended second end with respect to the first end of the first flexible substrate so as to form a stepped portion, depositing a sealing material at the stepped portion, depressing one method for the manufacture the first and second substrates against the other one, and cutting the first and second flexible substrates at 68 stepped portion.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device as disclosed uses a color filter in a liquid crystal cell in which a layer of a polymide resin for orientation of liquid crystal molecules is provided to cover the color filter or the orientation layer of liquid crystal molecules contains a dye or like coloring substance to form a combined orientation and color filter layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a field effect transistor array substrate (22) and a counter substrate (23). The field effect transistor array substrate (22) carries FETs (3), capacitors (5) and one electrode of the liquid crystal element deposited on a glass support (7). The counter substrate (23) carries a common electrode (31) in a form of stripes which extend parallel to the gate electrodes (8), and are deposited on another glass support (7'). The substrates are bonded together via a sealing member (21) and a suitable liquid crystal material (16) is injected therebetween. The device further includes a detecting circuit (33) for detecting a voltage produces at the drain electrode (6), a discriminator (34) for discriminating whether the voltage detected by the detecting circuit (33) is above or below a predetermined voltage, and a frame frequency adjusting circuit (35).

Abstract: A fluorescent liquid crystal display device having a display area which comprises means for causing external excitation of the fluorescent liquid crystal display device, a fluorescent material which emits visible fluorescence, a liquid crystal material mixed with the fluorescent material, first means for preventing the propagation of the visible fluorescence toward a display area of the fluorescent liquid crystal display device while not being activated by the excitation means, and/or second means for enhancing the propagation of the visible fluorescence toward the display area of the same while being activated by the excitation means.

Abstract: There discloses a liquid-crystal display device which is effective for the display of images particularly in a TV set and in which the liquid-crystal layer contains a dopant in a specific range of quantity and insulating layer is treated with an alkoxysilane coupling agent containing a glycidoxy group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a uniform transmittance in the visible light range. The display includes a polarizer and analyzer which correct a non-uniform light transmittance of a liquid crystal layer. This is accomplished by controlling an angle between polarization axes of the polarizer and the analyzer in dependence on the product of a refractive index anisotropy and a thickness of the liquid crystal layer, so that the combined transmittance of the polarizer and the analyzer is a maximum in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm. When the product is approximately 0.5 .mu.m, the angle is selected in the range from 92 to 110 degrees and when the product is approximately 1.0 .mu.m, the angle is selected in the range from 94 to 120 degrees.

Abstract: In a multi-layer matrix type liquid crystal display panel having a stack of liquid crystal display cells and matrix electrodes provided for respective ones of the liquid crystal display cells, the supports of the respective liquid crystal display cells are piled sequentially, one on top of the other, with a first dimension sequentially longer and a second dimension sequentially shorter, thereby allowing enough room on all sides for electrode connections. A rigid circuit board has terminals which face away from the terminals of the display panel. The terminals of the display panel and the circuit board are connected through a plurality of flexible sheets.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device which is effective for the display of images particularly in a TV set and in which the liquid-crystal layer contains a dopant in a specific range of quantity and the substrates are adhered to each other and sealed by two resin layers in which the outer one is a thermoplastic polyamide and the inner one is a saturated polyester.